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f 'e , A I! Z 4 k l Og• 6 C4/' - --"7" f ` %Y. . .41 / 1/ •+ 4 , vr • M N •(• r 'S••==-Jit' 1,47`,..3% - # • .;••• , • _ 4 76 kV 4: * Ve0 1 44 74 ~, ‘9. T r 15 4 7, / i , C - OZ --- kft.••••- .4t• if 4 AOO -""• •••22 tYI-7 X --I . 'l4 ,le Dizorr. ' • '4a ; '" r, " 4, 1•1 ) 71' , ..,.. :1?"i ' ''.'y , 1 .;x4 ; . .f.;yl ..,`-! 137NAHANT LL WHISKY 4. COGNAC, BRANDY. •ritE NCII _This celebßßANDY,rated OM IRISII WHISKY rivals the finest It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. stSold in Bottl es, 38. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by e Agents in th e p r i nc i pal towns in England ; or wholesale 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. o Kinahan's LL W o!aserve the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded hisky." THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1864. N°. 22,402. PRICE ...... ...4d. STAMPED,....Sd. GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1821. Capital Two Milliorl • The ID:rectors give notice that f ,:..e'l will be prepared to Rive the full benefit of any Government regulations l'Seduction of Duty which the Ili admit of, on all Policies v hich ThaY be effe'ted or lra c liere ' ;fter renewed on Stock in Trade, hinery Impl' facture. ' ~ m ents, and • 11 , L om b ard -stmt THOS. TALLEMACH, Secretary. t, London, E.C., April 8,186 k 1 1R E CL ARENCE HOTEL COMPANY, Dover (Limited). Incorplrated under the ompans Act, . Liability of shareholders li C mited to ihares lf3l2 taken. Capital £75,00), in 7,500 shares of ZIO each. Deposit 10s. on application, and £1 108. on allotment. Calls not t) exceed .£3 per share. G A DIRECTORS. Con Alfred Sine., E4q., P.R.S., t.hairrnan of the Brighton Hotel ', - A ,, Pany (Limited d ). 11Jer-t ner, Alexander C. 8., ILA., Director of the India Tram 'ry e TvaY Company (Ural ed). orge Frederick Anderson, Esq, Nottingham-place, York 'at-e, Regent's -park. 4.d ir tv o a u rd. w C o o rk tt s am, Esq., 7, Parliament-street, and Battersea eiStehriker Finnis, Esq., The Elms, Dover.. po j tl Henry Lance, Esq., 4, Plowden-buildings, Temple. it L aw', Esq., Esq Bedford-quare, London. owl and Rees Esq C.E Engineer of the Harbour Commis „„;3lone.rs, Dover. " ° edeno Robinson, Esq., Director of the Brighton Hotel Company (Limited). y il esars _ BANKERS. 13. dreay, Bevan, Trittoa, England, and Co., London, The Na.tional Provincial Bank of ARCHITECT. John Whichoord, Esq„ F.S.A., 16, Walbrook. SOLICITORS. 'Messrs. Monekton and Monekten, Gray's-inn. O9iees-36, Cannon-street, London-bridge, E.C. PIIOSP CMS. This Company is now erecting a first-class family Hotel, pooh the extensive freehold grounds of more than an acre in extent formerly belonging to Clarence-house, the purchase et Which has recently been completed by the Directors. sts f r ile grounds occupy a cm:am:lading area in the centre of the ali ne-parade, slicing the sea, and having ttie noble Ca tle and extensive for , ifications in picturesque contig - uity. 'Prom the existing want of hotel accommodation of a real uential character in the fashionable part of Dover it is reason able to suppose that the Clarence Hotel will be filled with Visitors throughout the year. and the Directors are confident that it will pay very large dividends to the shareholders. The Company's architect, Mr. Whichcord, h AS been stucess ful in producing plans for the buildings proposed to be erected. (Which so thoroughly combine us chiteotural symmetry and ample accommodation with extreme simplicity of construc tion as to have afforded the Directors the highest satisfaction in adopting thf m. The erection of this Hotel has been undertaken by Mr. Lewis Glenton, with whom the Directors have concluded a very favourable contract for the purpose. Mr. Glenton's position as a contractor for large works, and notably as the constructor of the Grand Hotel at Brighton, now rapidly ap- Preaching completion, affords a most complete guarantee for excellence of workmanship and punctua fly in completion, and the Directors esteem themselves fortunate in having effected an arrangement so calculated to serve the Company's Interests. The first stone of the Hotel was laid at the close of the past ear by the Chairman of the London, Chatham, and Dover itailway Comnany, and the works are now in full progress. A. considerable portion of the Company's capi: al has been already subscribed, and the remainiryr shares are to the public. to whom, as a sound investment, the undertak ing is cordially commended. Interest at the rate of £5 per cent. per annum will be allowed upon all calls previous to the opening of the Hotel. The and lan of the, together with the Article elevation of Assoc a gr tion, ound may be seen at e the Company's ()faces, 36, Cannon -street. E.C. Forms for application for shares may be also obtained at the offices of the Company, By order. H. A. LINFORD, Secretary. , April, ma. 23 , Great George-street, Westminster, April 8, IE6I. /IRE MILLWALL IRON WORK. SHIP BUILDING, AND GRAVING DOCK COMPANY, Limited. INTRODUCED BY THE MERCANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIATION, Limited. and THE CREDIT MOBILIER, Limited. Capital ?,,000 000, in 40,000 shares of £5O each, vi which 20,C(10 have been already subscribed. D eposit on app 'cation £1 per share, and lon allotment. -4° fu ture call to exceed £2 la's. per share, and at intervals of It not less three months. is not contemp la lated to call up more than £ 2O per share ; a ny further o t 1 that may be required wia be raised by holders of existing shares. DIRECTORS. 4°,..1111 Lubbock, Esq., F. 11.5., 3lessrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and .„,uo., Chairman. David Ward Cha p man Messrs. Overead, Gurney, and Co., opPePUtOllaas Y-nhairM Brasses. J un., Esq., Director of the General Credit vra.n3d Finance Company. Esq., Old Bank, Bristol. tiliam Carter, Esq., Ebbw Vale Iron Works. Elliot „,"'ohn Fleming. Esq Robinson and Fleming. "4 - env-re B arrison, M.1.C.E., late Manager of the Canada _Works, Rirkeulpad. -r , A. 3 lavrorrordato, Esq., Messrs. Tamvaco, MicrulaChi, and „ . 31 avrogordato. Zizulla, Esq., late Zizinia Brothers. EAIERS. Messrs. nobarts, Lubbock, lK and Co., Lombard-street. ,Westminster. Messrs. Edwa r d s and Co BROKERS. Messrs. Laurence, Son, and Pearce, Bartholomew-lane. Messrs. Robins and Barber, Threadneedle -street. AUDITORS. Messrs. Quilter, Ball, and Co. SECRETARY PRO TEM. C. M. S. Chichester, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 84, King William-street, B.C. 1. This Comp any h as b een formed for the purpose of purehas- 0. and extending the well known and valuable business, ,1 1 ,11herto c arr i e d on by private capitalists, under the firm of pie 31illwall Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company." '2z. The capabilities of the Millwall establishment for the pro uction of 'every class of iron work are unsurpassed. The ~_lglneers' shops are furnished with the most complete mo 'ern machinery adapted for the construction of marine en gines of high power ; the two foundries, the rolling mills, the !faiths' ships. and forges, with eight steam hammers—of 13ricient power to execute forgings of the heaviest class— are in perfect working condition, including all the latest im w,uventents. 4. These mills and forges alone are, from their capacity and T e rleY, of great value; and when taken in conjunction n t lu the ship lauildlng - yard, present a combination ble results not existing elsewhere. The rolling mills. ,rela are for the manufacture of plates and angle iron for th e i PlPlirposes and armour plates, are the most powerful in character'inom, 'and now stand unsurpassed for the tons per of their manufacture, and can produce 1,000 tons 1 7 . Week, including at least 7: - .0 tons of finished iron. to t YPon the ship-building yard, which possessed a frontage t he River Thames of 1,750 feet, there i s capaeity for laying AV:in 35,000 tons of shipping. It comprises a new and care ber',Y-Pilel dock in which the armour-clad frigate Northuni- Q„ mud, 6,620 tons, is now being c ,nstructed for her Majesty s `6've.innnent), with all necessary appliances for shipbuilding. In addition to Ships being constructed for the British I,4v,..erninent, the Italian Government, the Royal Mail Steam e„,.... e ' , et Company, the Intercolonial Royal Mail S Par.let te7' - 'PabY, the Ottoman Government, and private merchants, elVe screw steamshipsvith their engines are under con 'fact (:;, The Company has also purchased the Britannia Graving c m ; - ' l 7 Dock. now in efficient working, and the adjoining land, tha t ( ' Pergusson's Mast-pond, containing space for two dry 7 . ! r e j 470 and 350 feet respectively. Ge or _us Operations of the Company will be conducted by Mr. be c i ge Harrison. whose great experience . and abilities will and ( Noted exclusively to the interests of this company, _ and the as the whole of the valuable property has been ceded o ewnpany upon terms which considered highly ad aaarnageous, the result of the undertzking may be considered Oabt will event of no al of shares mae, thee be returned in full lotment . Should a less being number d of shares able ow are applied for, the deposit will b 3 made list able ' towards the payment on allotment, and the balance retarned to the applicant. -r ospectuses and forms of application for shares, in the fri n annexed, may be obtained et the temporary offices of ke Company, Bi. King William-street ; at the offices 4 of the e reantile Credit A issociation (L mited), 21, Threadneedle. 'greet and at the offices of th- Credit NI obilier (Limited), „'', Lombard-street ; also of the bankers, brokers, solicitors ; illcssrs. G. H. and A. T. Jay, 15, Tokenhouie-yard. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. To No. +0 the Directors of the Millyrall Iron Works, Ship Building*, and Graving Docks Company, Linitted. Gentlemen. —Having paid to your bankers, Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co., the sum of £ ,being a deposit of XL per share on shares in tho above Company, I hereby re quest that you will allot me that number, and I agree to ac oept such shares or any less number you may allot to me ; and I agree to Inv the deposit on allotment, and to sign the Articles of A ssociation of the Company when required, 3 ., ,d I a uthorise you to insert my name on the register of members Qr the number of shares allotted tome. Usual Signature Name in full .. Residence Profession Date April, 1864. THE MILLWALL IRON WORKS, SHIP /. BUILDING AND GRAVING DOC K S CO MPANY, -t ralted. NO TT \Alp -"-CE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the LIST of AP PLI- Th I IONS for SHARES in this Company will be CLOSED 1 1 „AY (Wednesday), the 13th , tor Londo9, and (Thursday, the 14th instant instant, for the Country. By order, _ 18C3.41. S. CHICHESTER, Secretary, pro tem. • .11 F THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any ltilioone troubled with Wi n d i n th e Stomach, Indigestion. o r s. Ttci lls n"g, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND r world-wideOi celebrity p roves them of sterling m erit. vao,t a ; o t r rnedicine vendors at is. lid. and 24 9d. 1 or free by itl4 or 33 st am p s f rom Page D. W oodcock , Chemist . ESKELL'S INVENTION In 1 011 0 4 11 e construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the . ketk,,,ng advantages :—A set or teeth, of excellent wor% tho gt . "P and mechanism, can be made and fitted with t Dal OrPerfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without o f e Xtraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes *iii""tication and articulation. They are Atted without h ill ! or f astenings, and adapt themselves 80 perfectly to the of til th at they are quite immoveable, except a t th e op ti on ala Juat - ",:vrea al rer. Inv any changesids or reside .ofntsthe in t mouth without the tis tf „, a dentist. They are not so Liable t guaranteed. are always tise and will last a lifetime. Comfort Trea exPlaining Mr. Eskeil's Patent, &C., free for 7 stamps. ''tre P e e t ett ° )l of specimens and consultation s iree.---B,Grosvenor kl4,4l n ond-strect, W; p + 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir -...any litt• SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER G REMEDY.—Pre suffer' ~ P ILLSA. NEVER , ,„ F r.,4 ILIN t, from the recipe of Dr. , t Z‘-t Without any mereuria. —ic—iliend invaluable to all who tOf Bromley, Kent, will be n &c. For habitual i;Z s from bilious and dyer complaints, in_tse,e,incligestion, wind , toatti,',l4, gtddiness, dizziness (Attu:aim, and as a purifier bt t ,i'erie sb, as family aperien Bent ; mild in their opera -1101,4e blood, they are truly exee ...Tateful to create appetite, pro- Il lote " .. ( . 1 system. - r h William-street, Charing-cross. . ree y whole nervons ':414 k ‘iig ' es tlon, and t s h t e re s n t( !gt ma en i4 t t h i e le L0 4 , 1 "2 W. Lambert, 8, 1111148.8, t in boxes, ". 14€1WerfuortitDr. tjrceivialielotabeytintaositnde7r2s. 9d. Be sure e bkleott's ous and Liver Fills. to enu to s a r v e ed a e s n qua th r e e The gen:l ItZt Pftkage, with "William Lambert, " —w.. ~,~`~ IN what .6 Happy Land" can Lee° you after the "Opera?" 1 only know of One HAPPY LAND in which a Gentleman may Sup—EVANS', COVENT -DARDEN, my dear fellow! T HE CITY OF LONDON REAL PROPERTY COMPANY, Limited. Incorporated under the Companies' Act, 1862. Capital £500,000, in 20,(00 shares of £25 each, with power to increase. £1 to be paid on application, and £2 10s. on allotment. Any further calls at inter,ala of not less than three months. DIRECTORS. G. Ashhurst, Esq. (➢Messrs. Smith, White, and Co.) Charles Del', Esq. (Messrs. Thomson, Bonar, and Co.) Robert Russell Carew, Esq., Wes tbourne-terrace, ITyde-park, and Carpender's-park, Watford. Richard Gibbs, Esq. (Messrs. R. Gibbs and Co.) Brim W. Pearse, Esq (Mess s. Alexander, Son, and Co.) Meaburn Tatham, Esq. (Messrs. Fyson, Tathams, Cur.ing, and Walls.) John Walker, Esq, Director of the London Finanoial Asso ciation. George Frederick Young, Esq. (Messrs. Young, Son, and Magnay.) BANKERS. Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co. The Mercantile and Exchange Bank, Limited. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Fyson, Tathams, Carling, and Walls. ARCHITECT AND SURVEYOR. Richard Bell, Esq. BROKERS. Messrs. J. and A. Scrimgeour. U. Frisby, Esq., late Fos'er Brothers and Frisby. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 21, Mincing,-lane. This Company has been formed for the purpose of acquir ing real property in London, 'minding leaseholds, for build ing thereon. letting, or selling. Particular attention will be directed to the acquisition of propertie in first-rate localities, where, by the erection of suitable buildings, a large profit can be derived. With this view a contract has been entered into with a firm who are amongst the largest private owners in the City of London, for the purchase of their city properties, which cover an area of nearly an acre and a halt, and.sz e situated in Graceehurch-street, Fenchurch-street. Mincing-lane, and Mark-lane. Plans can be seen at the offices of the sllicitors. In this purchase it is stipulated that the vendors shall guarantee for a period of years a minimum return upon the purchase money, which will secure at once a liberal dividend to the shareholders, and which will be further increased when the contemplate I improvements are, as they shortly wPI be, fully carried out. The Company will have the advantage of borrowing on their thbentures, at rates of interest much under the per tentage guaranteed ; and for the present it has been arranged with the vendors that the larger portion of their purchase money shall remain unpaid at 4 per cent. interest. It is a peculiarity attached to land in the City that the ex tent of business to be conducted in its very limited space is daily increasing. The value of the time of successful traders, and the convenience of particular loca:ities, are found to be of more moment than question of rent. The ac,ornmodation allotted to the produce markets in the the neighbourhood of these properties has within the last few years been doubled, yet the scale of rent has increased in a greater degree, and there seems every reason to anticipate that the demand for first-class offices in these localities will continue to be in advance ( f t .e supply. Eight thousand shares are subscribed for, the remaining twelve thousand are offered o the public. In case of no allotment the deposit will be returned. FORS' OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the City of London Real Property • Company, Limited. Gentlemen, —Having paid into your bankers the sum of £ I request that you will allot me shares in the City of' London Real Property Company, Limited, and I hereby agree to accept the same or any I,ss number that may be allotted to me, and to pay thecalls in respect of the shares Bo allotted when due; ani I authorise you to place my name on the Register of Alemters for the number of shares al lotted. I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant. Name in Profession or occupation Address Date THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SOCIETY (Limited), and the ANGLO-AUSTRIAN BANK, are prepared to reoeive Subscriptions for the Capital of the LEsIBEIiG-CZERSO WITZ RAILWAY tOAI PANY (Limited). Capital £1,`:50,000, in 62,500 shares of .E 2) each. Under a Guarantee from he Austrian Government, pro ducing a net minimum dividend of 7 per cent. per annum, payable in silver. Provision is made for payment by the contractor, Dlr. Brassey, of interest at 6 per cent. per annum during construction. Deposit, £1 on application and .£?, on a'lotment ; a farther sum of £2 on the Ist of May, after which date no further call will be made for six months. COMMITTEE OF DIRECTORS, Pending the constitution, under the provisions of the conces sion, of the Company as a Societe Anonyme. In England— Somerset A. Beaumont. Esq., M.P. 1 Directors of tit' Anglo- Frederick Engeiha' dt, Esq. J Austrian Bank. J. P. Brown-Westhaad. Esq., 31. P., Deputy-Chairman of the London and North-Western Railway. In Austria H. R. Prince Leo Sapieha, President of the Carl-Ludwig Railway. Count `Vladimir Borkowski, Director of the Car"-Ludwig Railway. Charles Klein, Esq., President of the Chamber of Comm rce, Vienna. BANKERS IN LONDON, Messrs. Glyn, Mil s, and Co., 67, Lombard-street, E.C. BANKRKs TmeiriA. The Anglo-Austrian Bank. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bireham, Dalrymple st . Drake, and Ward, Parliament reet. BROKERS. Messrs. Seymour and Co., IS. Throgmorton-street. Messrs. Cazenove and Co., Threadneedle-street. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 54, Old Broad-street. The great Trunk Railway from Vienna, in the direction of the frontier of Moldavia, is at present complete as far as Lemberg. The communication is effected by means of two lines. The first being the Northern Railway, from Vienna to Cracow; the second, the Carl -Ludwig RaLway, from Cracow to Lemberg. The first of these lines pays about 14 per cent. upon its ca pital. The second was completed only at the end of 1861. but since its opening has paid 8 per cent. upon its capital, and consequently has never required to claim the guarantee of 5 per cent. accorded to it by the Austrian Governny-nt. The present line is the continuation from Lemberg to C z ernowitz, near the Moldavian irontier. The concession has been granted by the Austrian Government on terms un usually favourable to the company undertaking it. The proposed railway, enter ng into the heart of the grain and cattle-producing district whence the Carl -Ludwig line o btains its most important traffic, and being constrinted at a very considerably less cost, promises to be more profitable than its neighbour. The continuance of the line through Mo'clavia to Galati, the Danube , for which a concession has recently been granted by the Chambers of the Principalitii-s), must neces sarily add largely to the profits of the Lemberg-Czernowilz Railway, which will thus form an integral t art in an un broken and direct railway communication between the Baltic, the German Ocean, and the Black Seas The concession, the duration of which is ninety years, sti pulates for the commencement of the works previous to the iith January, 1F65, and for their completion within three years ; but provision is made for extension if these periods In case of political or fiiancial a crisis. The Government guarantee fixed sum of £11,0,000 in silver money as a net annual revenue of the line. The sum thus guaranteed by the Government, after pr o viding for the payment of interest at 5 per cent. on the Bonds, and for an annual sinking-1 und, will leave a clear 7 per cent. applicable to the share capital. The sinking fund will be annually applied by lot to the redemption of the Bonds and Shares at par. The proprietors of the Shares thus, from time to time, redeemed will, for each share, receive a certifi cate entitling the bearer to a participation, during the re maining term of the concession, in all the profits of the Com pany exceeding 5 per cent. on the original capital. A contract, which will be adopted by the Company, has been entered into by the concessionaires with Mr. Brassey for a sum of £2,450,000. This contract provides for the construction of the rai way in accordance with the terms of the concession, and for stock ing the same with r. lling stock. It includes all the preli minary expenses of acquiring the concession and forming the Company ; it makes provision for interest during con struction on paid uo capital at the rate of 6 per cm'. per annum; and it covers an ample reserve for the expenses of management until the railway shall be opened for public traffic. The concession confers the requisite power toform a So ciete Anonyme with Shares to bear: r, whereby the liability of the subscriber will be limited to the amount of 25 per cent of the nominal amount of their Shares. The capital of the Societe Anonyme e ill be £2,450,000; to tie issued, £1,202,0)0 in Bonds, and £1,250,00 in Shares of £2O each. The Bonds have already been taken. Preparatory to the formation of the Societe Anonyme (which cannot be definitively constituted according to Aus trian law until 25 per cent. of the share capital has been paid up), the Lemberg-Czernowitz Railway Company has been formed as a limited liability company, the shares in which Rill be exchanged for Shares of a like denomination in the Societe Anonyme. A copy of the articles of Association, of the concession, and of the statutes under which it is proposed to constitute the Societe Anonyme, can be inspected at the Offices of the Soli citors, 46, Parliament-street. Applications for Shares must be made in the annexed form, addressed to the Directors of the international Fin in clal Society (Limited), and of the Anglo-Austrian Bank, but no application will be considered, unless accompanied by the receipt of Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., or of the Anglo-A.us tri n Bank, Vienna, for Li per Share on the number of Shares applied for. This sum will be returned in the event of the application not being acceded to, and, if an allotment is made, it will be applied towards the payment of £1 per Share then due. LEMBERG-CZERNOWITZ RAILWAY COMPANY (Limited). FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be left wi.h the Bankers. No. - To the Directors of the International Financial Society (Limited), and of the An 10-Austrian Bank. Gentlemen, --Having paid to Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co, the sum of £ being £1 per Share on Shares, of £2O each, which I request may be allotted to me in the Lemberg-Czernowitz Railway Company (Limited), and I hereby agree to accept such Shares, or any less number, and to become a member of the Company, and to have my name placed on the Register of Members in respect of the Shares allotted to me. I am. Gentlemen, your obediedt servant, Name in full Address in full J 8, L EMBERG. C OMPAN ZERNOWITZ (Limited). RAILWAY CY Temporary Offices-54, Old Broad-stree. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that no further APPLI CATIONS for SHARES in this Company will be received after SATURDAY next, the 16th inst. By order, W. A. MICHAEL, Secretary, pro tem. April 11,1864. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. DR. ROBERTS' POOR MAN'S FRIEND is confidently recommended to the Public as an unfail ing' remedy for wounds of every description, burns, scalds, chilblains, scorbutic eruptions, sore and inflamed eyes, Ix. Sold in pots. ls. lid. 2s. id.. s., and 225. each. Also his PiLuLA ANTISCROPIIULZE, confirmed by sixty years' experience to be one of the best alterative medicines ever offered to the public. They form a mild and superior Family Aperient, that may be taken at all times w ithout confine ment or change of diet. Sold in boxes, is. lid., 2s. ad., 40. ed., and 225. each. hold wholesale by th e proprietors, Beach and Barnicott , p?rt, by the London houses, and reta il by all respectable medicine vendors in the United liingdom and Colons. VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENT: , LOAN -el 5 ,, 0 000 In Bonds of £5OO, £2OO, and £lOO. THE GENERAL CREDIT AND FINANCE COMPANY OF LONDON (Limited) Beg to announce that thf y are authori-ed by the Govern ment of Venezuela to offer to the public a Lean for that State, to the extent of £1,5_0,000 n minal Capit .1, upon the fol:ow ing terms : The Bonds will be issued for sums of £5OO, £?030, and £ 00 each. They will bear interest as from the Ist October, 1861, at the rate of six per cent. per annum, with Coup me attached, payable halt-yearly, on the Ist April and Ist October at the Offices of the General Credit and Finance Company in Lon don, in sterling . ' or at the Offices of Niel sm. Salomon Oppen beim, jun., and Co , Cologne, in ttialera, at the exchange of the day. The price of issue is MO per £lOO Stock, and payment will ba reouired as follows : £5 on application. £l° on allotment, less 43 half-year's interest accrued. £l5 on Ist June. £l5 on Ist August. £l5 on Ist September, less £3 half-year's interest accrued, due Ist October. £6) Discount at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum willbe allowed on pre-payments in full, making, with allowances, the price of issue under £55. In case of non-allotment, the deposit will be returned, Should a less amount be a lotted than that applied for, the deposit will be made availab e towards payment on the allotment, and the balance, if any, returned to the applicant. The object of the Loan is to effect a settlement of the general financial condition of the country, to assist in mak ing roads and improved communications, inland and coast wise. to pay off some existing claims, and generally to develope the agricultural resources and industry of the c)untry, The Loans. Interest, and Sinking Fund are secured by a special hypothecation of the whole export duties leviable at the ports of the Republic, La Guayra, Puerto Cabello, Mara caibo, and Ciudad Bolivar. These are warranted by the Go vernment as wholly uncharged (or that, if any claims can be substantiated, they shall be met out of the proceeds of the Loan), and as producing more than sufficient to meet the charge of the present Loan. The produce of the Export Duties last year is stated to have been £221,500, and an in ...crease is P,xoecte d. In the event of any, defieiency, the amount is to he made good by a further special hypothecation of the uncharged import duties at all the ports of Venezuela. The consent of Earl Russell has been obtained for the col lection of the duties o hypothecated by her .tajesty'a Consuls at he several Ports, associated with the Company's Agents, and the requisite amount will be transmitted twice a month to the General Crelit and Finance Company of London. Out of the same, £120,000 a-year will be applied to the pay ment of the Interest and redemption of the debt, as follows : £90,000 to be applied in the first instance to the payment of the interest. £30,000 to a sinking fund ; this amount being augmented periodically by the interest on bends that shall have been bought up or redeemed. The sinking fund shall be applied to the purchase of Bonds in the open market, it th price is at or below par, or to their redemption by lot in the usual way, if above tar, year by year until the whole shall have been paid off. The first purchase or redemption to take place Ist October, 1864. .„„.. The documents relating to the authorisation of the Loan, and the ratification of the same by the Constituent Assembly of Venezuela, under date 14th January. 1861, with Notarial translations, are open for inspection at the offices of the Ge neral Credit and Finance Company, 7, Lothbury, where applications for the Bonds, in the annexed form, will be received. Applications will also be received by the London and West minster Bank; My the Union Bank of London And at Cologne, by Messrs. Salmon Oppenheim, jun., and Co. ; Amsterdam, by Messrs. Lippmann, Rosenthal. and Co. Prospectuses and Forms of Application may be had at 7, Lothbury, and of the Brokers. London, 7, Lothbury, April, 1861. FORM OF APPLICATION. VENEZUELA. GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENT. LOAN. To the General Credit and Finance Company of London (Limited). Gentlemen,--T request that you will allot to me in the above Loan, on which I have made the required Deposit of 5 per Cent on £ and I agree to accept that amount of Stock, or any less sum that may be allotted to me. and to pay the further instalments thereon, according to the terms of the prospectus. I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant. Usual sit2nature Name in full Profession Address VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENT. LOAN. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that no further APPLI CATIONS for the BONDS of this LOAN will be received after THIS DAY (Wednesday). April 13. 'I he ,: 4 ubscrip.ion at Coleg, e and Amsterdam closes on the same date. By order, R. J. BUTLER. General Credit and Finance Company of. London, 7, Lothbury, L.C., April 13, 1864. THE IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies' Act, 1862. THE CREDIT MOBILIER (Limited), Is prepared to receive applications for the Capita , of tho Imperial Bank of China (Limited). Capital £1,000,000, in 21,000 shires of £io each. First issue, 10,000 shares. Deposit on application .£1 per share, and £4 on allotment. Subsequent calls not to exceed £5 per share, and at inter vals of not less than three months. No call shall ba made until after the expiration of three months from the date of allotment. It is not intended to call up more than zin per share; but, as the operations or the Company increase, and more share capital can be advantageously employed. further issues of shares will be made, a preference being given to the then exist'ng shareholders. DIRECTORS. Richard. C. Coles, Esq. (Coles, Brown, and Co ), T ondon. William Cotton Curtis, Esq. (Robarts, Lubbock, and Co.), London. Lieutenant-Colonel French, Chairman of the Bombay and Baroda Railway. James Levick, Esq., Director of the Credit Mobiller. Limited. Alexander Morrison, Esq., Director of the Bank of Otag• Robert Barclay Reynolds, E q. !Reynolds, Mann, and Co ), London and Liverpool. Peter Rolt, Esq. t Peter Rolt and Co.), London. Hon. Fredk. Stuart Wortley, late Member of the Vgin Em bassy to China. jr. Mackri.l Smith, Esq., 35, Old Broad-street, London, and Shanghai. With power to add to their numbers. BANKERS. Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Ca., London. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Edwards and Co., Westminster. Messrs. Newbon, Evans, and Ca., Nicholas-lane. BROKERS. Messrs. Field, Son, and Wood, 9, Warnford-court, Throg , morton-street. Messrs. Robins and Barber, 29, Threadneedle-street, E.C. TEMPORARY OM JES. At the Offices of the Credit Mobilier (Limited), 80, Lombard street. ' SECRETARY (pro tem.)—T. Short, Esq. PROSPECTUS. China is the only large c •untry in the 071/Bleed world which has no direct bank in London operating solely for its benefit; and it is obvious that a vast fertile region, inhabited by 300 millions of intelligent people, wha carry on an enormous in ternal trade by means of native joint-stock and private banks of issues, and who have an extensive and increasing com mercial intercourse with Europe, India, America. and Australia, must present a lucrative field for monetary ope rations. Great Britain imports from China and Japan (via China) upwards of 7,000,0001 b. of silk and about 1.20,00),00i1b. of tea. Toe rapid increase of trade is thus shown : Imports Exports to Total trade be- ' Years. of China China of British twe -n Chi is. and Produce. Manufactures. United Kingdom. 1842.... X 3,956,290 .. £969,181 .... £4,925,671 1862.... 11,376,150 .. 5,310,035 .... 16,691,186 The commerce between India and China has increased during the past 20 years from three to 15 millions sterling. The port of Shan 'hai aloe exhibits an extraor•iinary de velopment. In 1842 it had no European trade; in 1812 the va ue of its exports was £14,867,166, its imports £22,863,953 — total, £37,531,419. The balance of Trade with China is paid in bullion -chiefly silver—of which the export value was, in 181, £102,316; in 1882, £3 4 , 8 397. Cotton is now becoming a large item of trade; during the last six mont s of 1863 more than 20,090,0001 b. were exported. The Imperial Bank of China has therefore been formed to supply Pn acknowledged want on the plan which has been so successfully carried oat in London by the banks for India and other similar institutions, the success of which the following t,ble will exemplify, and it is believed at least equal 11110:088 will mark the progress of this bank : _ Name of Bank. Paid up Present per Price per Share. Share. Agra and United Service ........ ..... £5O £l26 Chartered Mercantile of India, London, i 25 and China Din lustan, China, and Japan Oriental . 25 ...... C 6 The Imperial B ink of China will transact all operations connected with those of a bank of issue, deposit, discount, and exchange. Thn directing and controllin,c,r authority will be in London. Branch' Banks, with boards of local directors will be formed at Hong Kong, Canton, Shanghai, Foochow, Tientsin, Pekin, and at such other cities as may from time to time be deemed advisable. Thebranches will be under the control of the Lon don board, aided by the supervision of an inspector-general, as in the case with the Indian and Colonial yanks, and the authorisation of the Government of Pekin has been solicited to allow the epecte notes of the Imperial Bank of China to be received in payment of custom duties and at the tax offices throughout the empire, an oflici4 corres ondence now being carried on by the Bank with Pekin for that object; and as the Pekin Government will not trust the native local banks, it is believed this Bank will become to the Government of China what the Imperial Ottoman Bank is to that of Turkey. The desire on the part of the Government of China for railways and telegraphic communication will render neces sary extensive financial operations, which the Imperial Bank of China will be pecudarly favourably situated to un dertake. Applications for shares to be made in the annexed form. In the event of no allotment of shares being made, the deposit will be returned in full. Should a 'ess number of ahares be al otted than are applied for, the deposit will be made avail able towards the payment on allotment, and the balance, if any, returnei to the applicant. Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be obtained at the offices of the Credit Mobilier (Limited, Sc, Lombard-street, and frcm the bankers, brokers, and soli citors. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. To the Directors of the Imperial Bank of China (Limited). Gentlemen, —Having paid to your bankers, Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co., the sum of £ being a deposit of I per share on shares of the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that number, and I agree to ac: ept such shares, or any less number you may allot me; and I agree to pay the deposit on allotment, and to sign the articles of association of the Company when required, and I authorise you to insert my name on the register of members for the number of shares allotted to me. Usual signature Name in full Residence Profession Date T HE IMPERIAL BANK' OF CHINA, Limited. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the LIST of APPLI CATIONS for SHARES In this Company will be CLOSED THIS DAY (Wednesday), the 13th instant, tor London, and TO-MORROW (Thursday), the 11th instant, for Country applications. Lombard-street, By order of the Board, T. SHORT, Se3retary , pro tem. mporary Offi.xcpes 8 r — ul o 3 „ 1864. FURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and jL FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First. class goods at second-class prises. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select rom, displayed in Showrc oms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. C1..03 GYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR SISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and . are publishing. an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo ..dm -able engravings of every description of Furniture and ..:easteais, with prices attached. A copy sent gt atis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised cale A. Six-roomed Parsonage £74 8 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Tea-roomed ditto . 259 16 6 A Twelve-roomed ditto 391 11 0 TogetLer with a Price List of purified Redding, and a mass of valuable informationto all requiring househ 31d furniture, carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester. Bury, Ely, Preston. Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington. Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's. Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great Britain. COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford.. bridge, London. B.E. -L HE WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING consisting of Soup, Fish, Made Dish, Joint, DINNER, R A, is served daily from 3 to 9 p.m., and on Sundays from 5 to 8.30 p.m. Private Rooms for large or small parties. By order, JOHN CATES, Manager. The Wellington, St. Jamea•a-street. Entrance, 160, Piccadilly. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, and BApHELOWS anEntiieTy -- kew Entertainment at the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street, Coaring-cross, EVERY EVENING, at eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at three._ Stalls, and box stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, is. A. Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seats secured at the Hall from eleven to five. Next Morning Performance, Saturday, April 9, at three. THE OXFORD , 0, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new and success ful Opera, by M. Guonod, FAUST, embracing the entire company of this establishment, with augmented band and chorus ; and other Musical Entertainments, supported by the following talented artistes : —Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry, Tyrrll,,VValmsley ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, &o. Director, Mr. F. JonErhmans. Also, first time in this country, THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, by Otto Nicolat. Comedy by lINSWORTII and EUGENE, Hr. T. Machgan, W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Power (the juvenile comedienne), &c., &o. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, ls.; private boxes, 10s. 6d. fIANTERBURY HALL. ‘.) THIS EVENING an entirely new and Optical Illusion, entitled PRINCE BLOSSOM; on, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST OF SHADOWS ! with novel effects, registered by C. Morton and J. H. Weston. "The figure of Fame, winged and trumpeted, passing and repassing through the Magic Fountain, is so complete an Illusion that it wellnigh ceases to be illusory."--Morning Star, Feb. 19. _ _ Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. In addition to the usual Entertainments of the establish ment, supported by the whole of the talented comrany, in cluding Arthur Lloyd, Miss Nelly Power, Mr. T. Maclagan, G. W. Tester, &o. tc In a few d iys will be produced, with alterations and im provements in production, the New Illusion, surpassing any thing yet attempted. entitled THE TERCEN VENS ; or, a NIGHT WITH SHMISPERE, in which Mr. W. Randall will re-appear. Admission—Area, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, is. Open every Evening, ROYAL ALHAMBRA.- CONTINUED SUCCE S S of the NEW CIRQUE, acknowl.edged to be the best ever produced In England. EVERY EVENING, at Half-oast seven. MORNING PERFORMANCE every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY at Two. ROY.AL ALHAMBRA.- GRAND DITCROW ACT, by FRANCOIS LOISSET, with NINE HORSES—a most astounding performance. Brilliant Equestrian Scenes, by the first Artists. Prices of Admission—Private Boxes (tor six), 215.; Reserved Seats, 3s. ; Stalls and Grand Balolll7, 2s. ; Pit and Promenade, is. ; Upper Balcony 6d. Box Office open from ten to four, MADAME TUSS AUDIS HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 23 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. RECENT ADDlTlONS.—President Lincoln and Presi dent Davis; Ancient ljffigies of Henry IV. and his Queen Joan. in magnific ant costumes of the period (1309) ; and in the Chamber of Physiognomy is a full-length model of Geo. Victor Townley. Open from 17 in the morning" till 10 at night. Admittance, is. ; extra rooms, 6d. ARGYLL ROOM S, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, IS OPEN EVERY EVENING. During' the evening an unparalleled repertoire of Dance 3rusic, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the cele brated Argyll Band, forty in number. Doors Open !t Half-past 8, commence at 9. Admission Is. Manager, M. GRENET. 4!A, MADDOX-STREET. REGENT-STREET, W. ririfiE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. Open daily from 10 till 10. Where may be seen the Asters; Bushman and Wife; Julia Pastrana and Infant; Eng and Shang, the Starnes. Twins; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Preparations, &a. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One Shilling (tor Gentlemen only). THE ORIGINAL 'ROYAL BUCKINGHAM SAUCI'E, for Roast Meat, Hashes, Gravies, Stews, Steaks, Soups, Fish, Game, &c. prepared only by the proprietors, Taos. BUCK and Co., 10, Bath-place, Dalston, London, N.}.l. 'DIGS! PIGS! PIGS!-INDIAN PIG MEAL, without husks, supplied to the Royal farms, Windsor, and in every county in England, 10s (id per owt. ; one cwt. equal to l cwt. barvey or any meal. Delivered tree in Lou don. Established 1858.— THOMAS PEARCE, Manager, 68, Lant-street, Southwark. Containing Businesses, Prowl VS, Partnerships, & Gratis. R E gh — gr i, ANDW. HIND'S encl osem p. — Particalars entered free. 50L0etter: U S NE s3 : faA S OFFICES—CORNER OF LITTLE CARTER -LANE, ST. PAUL'S. Tfor SALE a capital BUSINESS, re t urn i n g 441 per week. Stabling, yard, and co u ntry house. Rent, £25. Price, ANDREW HIND has inclu o ding C e A lg ß ht M ho E rs N ee —, vu M ni: . cart, trolley, harness, (to., £350. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. TO GROCERS, &e.—M r. ANDREW HIND has for SALE a genuine — II SrNESS, nine miles from town. Good house, shop , and outbuildings. Rent £3O. Trade, £25 per week. Price. £l5O. Also the following : Blacktilars. £'3o; Holborn, P9nn --- ; liferfibne, L2OO ; Bays water, V4O ; Bermondsey, £7O, & z . 0 cep, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. DAIRY and MILKWALS, n ‘-iit v.—Mr. ANDW. HIND bas for SALE the above, - dein.; thirteen barn gallons per day. Good shop , ten rooms, stable, &a. Rent, .f.. 55. Fria, with horse and cart, x2 OO. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul a. R S EtTE M a S o% t i M I ltr. ANDREW HIND lISINTESS, near the City. Price £4OO, Also the follow ng _ useeightlNh:lfslipo _ Lambeth, Z6O ; south rooms. Rent, £ 53. r. £5O per weer. district, £5OO ;„,IslingtOn, 285, tte- v faoes, Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. Notting hill —Mr. B 0 0 4 N T D a ß o p l w S . capital PREMISES, comprising shop, pine rooms, O. Rant, Returns, 4700. Fixtures, £6O. Offices, Little Carter. lane, St. Paul's. has TRADE. TOABNERILEDWEHRINS,DHi?UinSetErucAteGd EtoNDTIS4B4OSei—OMFra. nominal Pro i T e r:: o t i f ri z n 2 g s .. be increased to any Lease, r 6 years. S IN R E e S t extent. Price. including plant, XBio. Large and , onvenient premises. Ofilees, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. Su,rnfosur4m4.ooileosavvt.leishate; three sittin.; and nine bed HIND has ANDREW R ESIDENCES. -Mr, to LET a convenient HOUSE, eight miles from town raonodmns,e withar a u st s a u t a i l on e:fli co o t e i s t:ti o n u i t n yard, Rardens, ond paddock. Rent, 90 guineas; or furnished, ZOO. Also the following :—Red Hill, rent £BO, or to be sol for £900; Chetenham, £7O ; Brixton-hill, £lO5 and £BO ; Esher, £4O • Lewisham, £5O C a r te r. with seven acres, £l2O, Ofnoes, corner of Little -lane, St. Pall's, outbuildings, farm SAS MILLS.—Mr. ANDREW HIND h as to LET capilal PREMISES two miles from the B an k , comprising good ten roomed house , large yard and s h e d s, with 20 horse engine, sa w bench and frames, pl aning ma chine, titc. Rent, with use of plant, £2OO. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, S . Paul's. p RIZE ME D A L. - INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER dr CO., Wax Chandlers, &a, to., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to , he excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manuf anture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of eal WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS , says : •'I have found them fully equal to the recom men d a ti on ofth in my turn, turn, whichcom ro eo t gave f y h o e u mto f h t e h o e l m e r , g a y n f d o can r th sincerely,the ouse Finest quality, with latted Wicks, patented.. I's. Rd. per lb. Ordinary quality .. • • • • .. £s. Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. .• " • • .. le. sd. per lb. Second quality • • .. is. 3d. per lb. Third quality • • • .. is. id. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Order ` Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO.. 8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory-- Kensington (Established 1730). The large et Establishmezt in England for the Manufacture Wax Candles for the use 01 the Altar. NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OP " ST. OLAVE'S." Just ready, in 3 vols., A N I T A'S CR O S S. By the Author of "St. Olave's." Hurst and Blackett, publishers, 13, Great litarlbok °ugh street. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in Three Vols., ADEL A CATHOART. By GEORGE MAC DONALD, M.A., . _ Author of " David Elginbrod," (te. " A dela Cathcart is a delightful book. Written in purest English, quaint, sparkling, and graceful, anon delight.ng us with flashes of humour, or winning► us with true and subtle pathos, it may at once take up lts position amongst the master piects ci modern English fiction."—Sunday. Times. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. This Day, Never before Published, price 25., LEAH, THE JEWISH MAIDEN. *.* Whoever has seen Miss Bateman in the character of "Leah," shou'd read this thrilling story, upon which the popular play is founded. London: Ward :it'd Lock, IS, Fleet-street. This Day, price 25., fancy cover, K ATE HAMIL TON, Uniform with the above, price 2s. each, 1. SKITTLES. 3. LEFT HER HOME. I 2. ANONYMA. 4. FANNY WHITE. London : George Vickers, Angel-court, Strand. BARBARA HOME, the New Novel, by MARGARET BLOUNT, is now ready, in 3 vols., at all the Libraries. London : John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street. NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND, 112, Bishopszate-street. London, April 12, 1864. The Directors of the National Provincial Bank of Enniand hereby give notice, that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEET ING of the Proprietors of this Soo ety will be held on THURSDAY, the 12th day of May next, at the hour of 12 prec sely, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, in the City of London. By order of the Court of Directors, A. ROBERTSON, ) Joint General E. ATKINSON, Managers. N.l3.—The chair will be taken at 12 o'clock precisely—not 12 for 1 o'clock. CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 13, St. James's-square, London, S.W. Established 1821. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. CREDIT SYSTEM.—On Policies for the whole of Life, where the age does not exend 60, one half the Annual Pre miums during the first five years may remain on credit. and may either continue as a debt on the Polley, or be paid off at any time. LOW RATES OF PREMIUM FOR YOUNG LIVES, with early participation in Profits ; and considerably reduced rates for Assurances without participation in Profits, and for Term Policies. ENDOWMENT ASSURANCES may be effected without profits, by which the sum assured becomes payable on the attainment of a specified age, or at death, whichever event thall first happen. INVALID LIVES may be assured at Premiums propor tioned to the increased risk. PROMPT SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS.—Claims paid thirty days after proof of death. THE ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEETS are at all times open to the inspection of the Assured, or of persons proposir g to assure. THE ASSURANCE FUND, already accumulated and in vested on real and Government Securities, amounts to One Million Three Hundred and Eighty-six Thousand Pounds. THE REVERSIONARY BONUS at the Quinquennial Division in 1862 averaged 48 per cent., and the Cash Bonus 28 per cent., on the Premiums paid in the five years. The next Division of Profits will take plat,, in January, 1567, Tables of Rates and Forms of Proposal, and the last Re port showing the financial position of the Society, can be ob tained from any of the Society's Agents, or of GEORGE CUTCLIFFE, Actuary and Se:Tetary. MESSRS. BOTT, JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances, London and Westminster Bank. Post-office Orders payable at Camber well-park Address—Boar and JACKSON, "Man of the World" Wine Stores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London. THE NIZAM of the DECCAN'S Magnificent CRYSTAL CANDELABRA for INDIA, being one o' five reci nay manufactured (154 lights, 22 feet high, and 12 feet in diameter, is now on show, together with a great variety of rare and exquisite specimens of workman ship in glass, amongst which are designs in engravings taken from the famous E gin msrb'es ; also a variety of the most delicate table glass, with elaborately eng•aved otnamenta- Vont; resembling the finest lace work. The altarpiece, in cryst 1, has now been r dde I. J. DEIPRIES and SONS, Crystal Gallery, Egyptian HalL CHANDELIERS in BRONZE, ORni )LU, and N..) SILVER, of the finest designs for Dining-room and Dibrary. Moderator Lamps in Bronze, Ormolu, China, and Mass. J. DEFRIES and SONS, West-end Show Rooms, Crystal Gallery, Egyptian Will, Piccadilly. DEFRIES and SONS' CRYSTAL CHAN efi • DELIERS in Venetian, Grecian, ard othnr registered De igns for Gas or Candles; Crystal Lamps, Chandeliers, and Wall Lights for India Club, Mess, and General Fur nishing. Or ters for Glass, Chins, and Eartheuwdre promptly executed.—Works, London and Birmingham; City show Rooms and Manufactory, 147, Houndsditch ; West-end Show Rooms, Crystal Gallery, Egyptian 1411, Piccadilly. THE NATIONAL SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL BUST. By FELIX M. MILL KR, Professor of Sculpture, Govern ment School of Art, published under the special sanction of the National Shakespeare and Strati ord-on-Avon Tercente nary Committees, by HOWELL, JAMES, and CO. Copies will be issued, in the order of registration, to sub scribers only, and are executed in— Wedgwood Ceramic Statuary, 12 in. high, price One Guinea. French Terra Cotta 15 „ „ One Guinea. Bronze 8 SI 11 Three Guineas Subscribers' names received by the agents in Lo don and chief provincial towns (where copies of the Bust may be seen), or by the publishers, HOWELL, JAMES, and Co., Goldsmiths, &e., By appointment to the Queen and Prince and Princess Of Wales, 5,7, and 9, REGENT-STREET, LONDON. ' Photographs and prospectuses forwarded post free on ap plication. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. DEFEAT OF THE GOVERNMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, APRIL 12. MUTILATION OF THE REPORTS OF THE INSPECTORS OF SCHOOLS. Motion made and question put, "That, in the opinion of this house, the mutilation of the reports of her Majesty's inspectors of schools, and the exclusion from them of statements and opinions adverse to the educational views entertained by the Committee of Council, while matter favourable to them is admitted, are violations of the understanding under which the appointment of the inspectors was originally sanctioned by Parliament, and tend entirely to destroy the value of their reports." The house divided—Ayes, 101 ; Noes, 93. AYES —lOl. Annesley, Col. H. Hardy, J. Peacocke, G. M. Astell, J. H. Hay, Sir J. Pease, H. Barrow, W. H. Henley, J. Peel, 3. Beecroft, G. S. Ilo•siali, T. B. Powell, P. S. Bridges, Sir B. Hotham, Lord Quinn, Peter Brooks, It. Hubbard, J. G. Repton, G. W. J. Cargill. W. Hunt, G. W. Ridley, Sir M. W. Cartwright, Col. Kekewich, S. Rose, W. A. Cochrane, A. D. Kennard, It. Scott, Lord 11. Collins, T. Knatchbull, W. Selwyn, C. J. Cubitt, George Knightley, R. Seymour, Danby Disraeli, Benjamin Lacon, Sir E. Shirley, E. P. Du Cane, C. Leader, N. Smith. Sir P. Dunne, Col. Leeke, Sir 11. Somes, Joseph Fane, Col. Lefroy, A. Stanhope, J. B. Farquhar, Sir M. Legh, W. J. Stanley, Lord Fergusson, Sir J. Leslie, W. Stracey, Sir H. Fitzgerald, W. S. Liddell, Hon. H. G. Sullivan, M. Forster, W. E. Lovaine, Lord Surtees. H. E. Fraser, Sir W. A. Lowther, Col. 11. C. Taylor, Colonel Gallwey, Sir W. P. M`Cann, J. Tomline, G. Gard, It. S. M'Cormick, W. Torrens, R. George, John MacEvoy, E. Turner, C. Getty, S. G. Maguire, J. F. Vance, John Gilpin, Colonel Manus, R. Vansittart, Wm. Gore, J. It. O. Manners, Lord J. Vyse, Col. Greenall, G. Mills, A. Walpole, S. H. Greene, J. Mowbray, Rt. Hn. J. Waterhouse, S. Gregory, W. H. Nicol, William Whiteside, J. Grey deWilton,LOrd Noel, G. J. Williams, W. Griffith, C. D. North, CoL Woodd, B. T. Grogan, Sir E. Northeote, Sir S. H. Hafiburion, T. C. O'Conor Don, Tho TELLERS. Hamilton, Major ?ache, C. Cecil, Lord It. Hardy, Gathorne Pakington, Sir J. S. Walter, John NOES —93. Acton, Sir J. Evart, William O'Hagan, T. Aytoun, R. S. Ewart, J. C. O'Loghlen, Sir C. Bagwell, J. Finlay, A. S. Osborne, 11. B. Baring, Thos. Geo. Forster, Charles D. Padmore, R. Bass, M. T. Fortescue, C. S. Paget, Lord A. Bazley, Thomas French, Col. Palmer, Sir Ti. Black, Adam Gibson, T. M. Palmerston, Visot. Ble n cowe, J. G. Gilp in, C . Peel, F. Bouverie, P. P. Gladstone, W. E. Pender, J. Bramston, T. W. Gower, G. W. L. Pinney, Col. Briscoe, J. I. Grenfell, H. R. Pollard UrquhartW Bruce, Lord E. A. Grey, Sir G. Price, R. G. Bruce, 11. A. Haufield, G. Ramsden, Sir J. W. Buller, Sir A. Henderson, J. Salomons,A..derman Buxton, C. nodgkinson, G. Scholefle,d, W. Cardwell, Rt. Iln. E. Hutt, W. Sidney, Thomas Clay, James Ingham, R. Smith, J. B. Clifford, C. C. linatclibull-Hugess Smith, Augustus Cobbett, J. M. Layard, A. H. Sykes, Col. W. H. Cobden, R. Letevre, G. J. S. Trelawny, Sir J. S. Collier, Sir It. P. Lindsay, W. S. Turner, J. A. Cowper, lion. W.F. Lowe, Rt. Hon. R. Verney, Sir harry Cox, W. Mackie, J. Villiers, Rt. Hon. C. Crossley, Sir F. Ma rt i n, P. W. Warner, Ed ward Dalg - lisb, Robert Mart in, J. Weguelin, T. l)avey, It. 111111 s, J. IL Whitbread, S. Denman, G. Mow . , 11. White, 1,. Dillwyn, Lewis L. Morris, D. Wood, Sir C. Dodson, John G. Neate, C. Woods, Henry Duke, Sir James Norr i s, J. T. TELLERS. Dundas, Sir David O'Brien, Sir P. Brand, H. B. Evans, Sir Do L. Ogilvy, Sir J. Dunbar, Sir Wm. STOKE-UPON-TRENT.—nore is a revival in the iron trade of North Staffordshire, arid therefore the manufactures of finished goods and the producers of pig iron have decided upon adhering to the present list of prices. Best all• mine pigs are selling at from £3 15s to £3l7s 6d. There is not much doing in ironstone, of which furnace mine is fetching from 12s to 14s. The flourishing state of the earthenware trade and the large demand for domestio purposes keeps up the price of coal, notwithstanding a rather severe QolnPetitiCl2. AMERICA. The Arabia arrived at Queenstown at nine p.m. to-day, with 80 passengers, and 18,300 dollars in specie. She landed 106 sacks of mails and 11 pas sengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at 9.15 p.m. All well. The Arabia had experienced very severe easterly les. (Per the Arabia.) NEW YORK, March 29. Evening. Forroot's cavalry, estimated at 5,000 strong, has captured, burned, and sacked Paducah and Union City, Kentuct - y. Forrest afterwards attacked Fort Blow, Paducah, occupied by 800 Federals, but was repulsed. The Federal gunboats subsequently shelled Padu cah, causing Forrest to retreat towards Columbus. The Confederates are in strong force at Dalton, Tenneasse, in the Federal front. They have 3,000 cavalry beyond Dalton. It is reported that Bishop Polk is reinforcing Johnston. Longstreet's cavalry has arrived at Marietta, Georgia. General Grant has visited Washington, but has returned to the army of the Potomac. It is re ported that Grant will appoint M'Clellan and Fremont to active service. The Federal army on the frontier of Arkansas has left Fort Smith for northern Texas. President Lincoln has issued a proclamation announcing an amnesty. The proclamation does not apply to persons in military, naval, or civil custody, or on parole. Commissioned civil, naval, and military officers can administer oaths. The steamers Alice and Hansa left Wilmington on the 12th. The America and the City of Man. chaster have arrived out. (By Telegraph to Halifax.) NEW YORK, March 31, Morning. General Banks's advance has reached Alexandra. Money easy. Gold On per cent. premium. NEW YORK, Marc!: 31, Evening. Forreat's cavalry, after burning Paducah, Ken tacky, has advanced within eight miles of Co , lambus. Another large Confederate force is concentrated at Pound Gap, supposed to be intended for the invasion of Kentucky. Serious riots have taken place at Charleston, Illinois, caused by disputes between the Copper head and Republican politicians. The Copperhead rioters, 1,500 strong, are entrenched. near Charles.- ton. A large number of troops has been sent to quell the riot. The Africa and North American have arrived out. The Assistant-Secretary of the Treasury at New York has been issuing gold certificates for duties, fixing them every morning at i per cent. below the opening market price of gold. Gold has fluctuated since Monday between 68 and 63 per cent. premium. NEW YORK, April 1, Morning. Generals Grant and Meade have left Washington for Fortress Monroe. Money easy. Gold, 671 per cent. premium. Ihe Governmeut rate for gold was fixed this morning at 65. The market has since advanced to the above quotations. (Per the Arabia via Crookhaven.) (By Telegraph to Halifax,) NEW YORK, April 1, Evening. The Confederates have made a reconnaissance from Alexandria up the Red River to Natchitooches, capturing 200 prisoners and four cannon. CO II NIER CIA.L INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, March 29, Evening. Money easy. -,Quid CU percent. premium. The gold market has been unfavourably affected by the announcement that Mr. Chase will shortly arrive in New York to take measures to depress the price. The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury has an nounced that he will issue gold certificates for duties at 7 1 ,- per cent. below the market value of gold. Ex change on London, 179; on Paris, 3 12k. Stocks steady—New York Centrals, 1444 ; Illinois, 149 a; Erie, 125; United States Six per Cent. Bonds, 112,t. Cotton, good inquiry —Middling Upland, 75c. to 76c. Petroleum, crude, 32 to 33; ditto, refined, 48 to 60k. NEW YORK, April 1, Afternoon, Money easy. Gold, 661 per cent. premium. Ex change on London, 1804. Stocks very firm: New York Centrals, 144; Illinois, 149; Erie, 1244 ; United States Six per Cant. Bonds, 114. Evening. Money easy. Exchange on London, 1801 to 181. Exchange on Paris, 3 10. Stocks firm and advanc ing. New York Centrals, 14373; Illinois, 1481; Erie, 1244 ; Six per Cent. United States Bonds, 114. Cotton quiet. Flour, slightly firmer, ad vanced 6c. Wheat slightly firmer. Corn, provi sions, and coffee, quiet. Sugar in extensive de mands. Molasses very firm. Crude petroleum, 321 to 321 ; refined ditto, 49 to 50. Gold, 66k per cent. prem. HALIFAX (via Crookhaven), April 2, 10 p.m. The Arabia, since leaving Boston, has had eon• tinuous easterly gales. A heavy and long spell o f easterly winds has driven the ice from North Bay and scattered it profusely along the south coast. The harbour of Halifax has been blocked up for two days by a heavy field of ice, extending east and west as far as the eye could reach. The Arabia arrived at 1.30 p.m. to-day. Her paddle.boxes have since been damaged by ice. She repairs and leaves at five a.m. to-morrow (Sunday). There is no news of importance here. THE THRONE OF MEXICO. TRIESTE, April 10. The following is an exact translation of the full speech of the Archduke Maximilian of Austria in reply to the deputation tendering him the Mexican crown. His imperial highness spoke in Spanish:— " Mature examination of the acts of adhesion you have come to lay before me affords me the assurance that the resolution of the Mexican Notables which brought you the first time to Miramar is confirmed by the immense majority of your compatriots, and that I may with good right consider myself the legitimate elect of the Mexican people. The first condition expressed in my reply of October 3 is, therefore, fulfilled. The guarantees which the future empire requires to be able to consecrate itself in peace to the first of its mission—the establish ment upon firm bases of the independence and wel fare of the country—are now secured, thanks to the magnanimity of the Emperor of the French, who, throughout the progress of the negotiations, has shown himself constantly animated by a spirit of loyalty and goodwill, of which I shall ever preserve the remembrance. `' The august head of my family, upon his part, has given his consent to my taking possession of the • throne offered to me. " I am thus enabled to fulfil the eventual promise I gave you six months ago, and I now solemnly declare that, with the aid of the Almighty, I ac cept the crown at the hands of the Megan nation which tenders it to me. "Following the traditions of that new continent, so full of strength and future, I\lexico has used her right of selecting a government in liarmorq with her wishes and her requirements. she has placed her confidence in a descendant of that house of Hapsburg which three centuries ago planted a Christian monarchy upon her soil. " This confidence touches me, and I will not be tray it. I accept the power of organisation which the nation of which you are the organs confers upon me, and I shall in any case retain it only so long as may be necessary to introduce settled order into Mexico, and to establish wise and liberal institu tions, ,& I stated to you, gentlemen, in my address Circular Despatch of IL De Qu.aade, The following circular despatch haa been sent by the Danish Minister of Foreign af f airs to the Danish representatives at foreign Courts : Copenhagen, April 5. Sir,—Since my despatch of the 15th of March, the in explicable proceedings of the Prussians and Austrians in the continental portion of the Monarchy, and notably in the Duchy of Schleswig, have increased upon a constantly increasing scale. The invasion pursues its subversive task with redoubled violence. The Allies treat this . Dachy as if there could never be a question of restoring it to its legiti meet Sovereign, and as if, far from being, as it has always been a country essentially Danish, it were only a former portion of Germany which had been torn from some Ger man Sovereign by the usurpationfof Denmark. The functionaries who administered the Duchy in the name of the Royal Government have been successively dis missed. One only of all the bailiffs (baillis) of the continen tal portion of the country still holds his office; three only of all the towns have retained their burgomasters; 13 other magistrates and 12 assessors in courts of justice have been removed from their posts. The bishop of the diocese of Schleswig and 40 clergy have been ejected. All the head masters and rectors of colleges have been discharged, and 37 out of 42 professors have been compelled to relinquish their position. The seminary for primary teachers in the northern portion of the duchy has been closed, and all the professors have been sent away. Similar facts are renewed daily in other branches of the administration, The Austro-Prussian Commissioners have not even scrupled to remove in a body all the members of ;the Com t ofAppoal, the highest tribu nal of the duchy, having its seat at Flensburg. What is the object of all this violence and all this usurpa tion P Is it not evident that they tend to Germanising the duchy any price --a country in which only one-third of the people speak German, and which has been an essenti ally Danish country from the remotest antiquity ? And, in fact, as early as Feb. 19 the Commissioners had ordered that German should be the sole language for churches and schools throughout almost the whole of the districts in which the dialect of the people is mixed; and this oppres sive measure has now been completed by the dismissal or suspension from their functions of nearly all the curates and teachers in those parts. At the public school of Flensburg, where the language of tuition was alternately Danish and German, instruction hqs been ordered to be carried on in the latter only. Finally, it has been forbidden to employ Danes in causes brought before the Court of Appeal of the duchy, thus preventing the entrety of the Danish iuhabitante—that is to say, about two-thirds of the population of the Duchy— fro m availing themselves of their mother.tangue before the tri bunal called on to decide . their most important interests. The absurdity and iniquity of this measure are eminently appa rent, and the Commissioners have been careful to impart to them greater prominence by ordering that judgments de livered in the causes of inhabitants of the northernmost districts shall be accompanied bya translation in:the Danish language. The destruction of all the symbols of the Ring's sove reignty is equally continued. It was commenced by remov. lug the Royal escutcheon and cipher from all public build ings. The use of postage stamps and paper s'amped with the Royal Crown has now been forbidden. It was even thought urgently requisite to abolish, by express decree the customary prayer for the Royal house, offered up in all the churches after Divine Service. All persons keeping books of account have been prohi bited from making use of the monetary system of the Mo ' narchy, end have been ordered to employ the system called courant, which is only used in certain portions of the north of Germany. At the same time, not content with authoris ing, the circulation of Prussian and other German dollars with Hamburg small money, it has been thought conve nient and fair to interdict the circulation of the small coin of the Monarchy. The recent Customs law, common to the Kingdom and to Schleswig, as well as a law concerning navigation,both of which were to come in force after the let of April of this year, have been suspended. The Commissioners also continue to lavish offices upon persons who played a prominent part in . the insurrection of 1848, or who have subsequently displayed revolutionary tendencies. After having begun by appointing the former Minister of War of the insurrection bailiff in the south eastern portion of the Dachy, and after having conferred a similar office in the southwestern portion upon a man who formerly became notorious by demanding that the leaders of the insurrection should declare that Xing Frederick VU. had forfeited the throne, the Commissioners believed they could not place the supreme direction of the public schools of the Duchy in safer hands than in those of an in dividual who, owing to his practices in favour of the insur rectionary cause, had been expelled from the town of Flens burg in 1849 by authority of the International Committee charged to govern the Duchy during the armistice, and ono of whose members was Count Eulenburg, the Prussian Plenipotentiary. Of the divisional chiefs whom the Com missioners have appointed to the central government, one held office in 1850 as the head of a department under the insurgent administration, the second fought in the ranks of the insurrectionary army, and the third, although at that time a Royal official, made common cause with the revolters. At the period of the accession of King Christian lx. two only among the Schleswig clergy refused to take the oath of allegiance to his Majesty, and were displaced. The Com missioners have been sedulous to profit by the opportunity to show how they understand the respect for the King's Sovereignly they had promised before Europe. They have hastened, therefore, to reinstate these two clergymen in . their cures, and hav e , a t t h e same time, conferred another cure of souls upon a candidate who had offered homage to the Pretender, Frederick of Augustenburg, as his legiti mate Sovereign, These secessionist demonstrations are everywhere looked upon with favour by the authorities of the invasion, who do not even scruple to permit factious assemblages to prolaim solemnly the accession of the Pre tender to the "ducal Crown." n other respects annoyances of every kind run their course against the inhabitants who have remained faithful to the legitimate authority. Those who are not thrown into prison are frequently given over to the arbitrary treat. nient of the soldiers. In short, upon all portions of the territory placed under the authority of the Commissioners extreme activity is dis played to overthrow the ancient legal order, to establish new institutions suited to effact a complete separation be tween Schleswig and the Kingdom, and to denationalize rapidly and efficaciously the peaceable population laid under a foreign yoke. This is the explanation why every step at present taken in the peninsula at the instance of the autho rities of the invasion is carefully and skilfully calculated to support and encourage the efforts of the revolutionary party, whose openly avowed object is to succeed in detaching Schleswig from the Danish Crown, and, while uniting it closely with Holstein, to cause its incorporation with Ger. many. I cedingudest y ls o th u, Sir, not to om i t completing by the pre- ie comraunications you have already been uponahlet o t h m e a s k i n e g t n o l t a h r e m A a l i n n n i f t German e s r t e i r n f o w r h P i c o h r e theig t A w ff o a i g r r s e o a Powers think proper to treat the possessions of the King. I have the honour, &c., QUAA.DE. THE CARTOON IN "FUN" to-day is something admirable —being a scene between " Hero and Bard.— Bard— Come, I say, old fellow, don't go and snuff me out;u get it over before the 231. Hero —Al 1 I wonder whether toy countrymen will remember me three hundred years hence ? PROBATE Coln:use—The annual accounts ren dered by these courts show that the fees received in 1863, in England and Ireland, amounted to £125,006. The salaries and expense.; including £16,993, expended by the Board of Works upon probate courts and district regis tries, absorbed £119,455; but, in addition to that, £107,293 has to be paid as compensation to proctors and officers of the late courts, making the whole charge £226,748, or £lOO,OOO more than the receipts. The amount of compen sation payable diminished in the coarse of the year to the extent of rather more than £3,000 by deaths. THE MACKEREL FISHERY.—The Cornish fisher men and seinowners have every encouragement to antici pate that the present season will prove even more profitable than the productive season of 1863. During the past week many good catches have been made, and prices have gone down in consequence. On Thursday the Mount's Bay boats Bent per rail 60 ton, or 2,400 baskets, containing about 144,000 fish. Prices averaged from 14s. to 15s. per hundred. A large quantity has been retailed throughout the country at five, six, and seven for 1.8. ; the quality is generally very fine. of the 31.1 ober, I shall halt \ , monarchy under the safeguard keoniatiti...- laws as soon as the country shall belaiimpfe j elys: pacified. The strength of the executive power is, in nay n,2ecured by the precision equally with the .ed establishment of its limits; it is therefore my intention, in carrying on my Govern ment, to fiv such boundaries as may guarantee its stability. I firmly hope we shall prove that well regulated liberty is perfectly compatible with the reign of order. "I shall know how to respect the one and to cause respect to be shown to the other. I shall hold high the flag of independence, the symbol of future greatneu3, with the same vigour. " I ask the assistance of all Mexicans who love their country to aid mein accomplishing my splendid but difficult task. Union will make us Ltrong, 'AM procure for us peace and prosperity. " My Government will never forget the gratitude it owes to the illustrious prince whose generous support has brought about the rPg'nerlitic , n of our beautiful country. "Upon the way to my no , r country it is my in tention to visit Rome, to receive from the hands of the Holy Father those benediction s so precious' to all sovereigns, and which are doubly important to me, as called upon to found a new empire."